Chasing white rabbits in Utrecht; travel Belinda Szonert travels to one of the oldest cities in Holland and discovers a real sense of history.(Features)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | November 29, 2008 | Copyright

Byline: Belinda Szonert

SHE'S small, she's cute and she's one of the Dutch city of Utrecht's most famous exports. Miffy, or Nijntje, as she is known in her native Holland, graces the pages of her own books and has appeared on our TV screens - as fans of the little white rabbit will happily tell you.

Utrecht, about an hour's drive from the port of Rotterdam, is the birthplace of Miffy creator Dick Bruna who, now in his 80th year, still spends his days producing sketches.

The genial Dutchman, who appears to have taken the success of his much-loved ...

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